Reading Literary devices

Hopefully this helps a bit... because I am a bit nervous lol. This counts as a big part of our reading grade, so STUDY!
Just a heads up-- some terms will be used more than once. I split many of the definitions in half because she said something about only giving us part.

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metaphor

a comparison between two unrelated nouns (or pronouns)

metaphor

"He's a walking encylopedia!"

simile

The comparison of two unlike things using like or as

simile

"You eat like a pig!"

personification

the act of giving human characteristics to something that is not human.

personification

"The spring flowers smiled up at me, and the grass danced in rhythm to the wind."

imagery

creating a picture with words

imagery

"What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong

"I see trees of green, red roses tooI see them bloom for me and youAnd I think to myself what a wonderful world

I see skies of blue and clouds of whiteThe bright blessed day, the dark sacred nightAnd I think to myself what a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the skyAre also on the faces of people going byI see friends shaking hands saying how do you doThey're really saying I love you

I hear babies crying, I watch them growThey'll learn much more than I'll never knowAnd I think to myself what a wonderful worldYes I think to myself what a wonderful world."

alliteration

the repetition of initial consonant sounds

alliteration

"Mommy made me mash my m&m's!"

onomatopoeia

the formation of words that sound like or suggest the objects or actions being named

onomatopoeia

"Tick Tock!"

repetition

the use of repeated words or phrases to provide emphasis and continuity

repetition

"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

symbolism

a person, place, thing, or idea that means something in addition to itself

allusion

indirect reference to a well-known person, place, or thing without it actually being mentioned

allusion

A reference within a work to something else, usually another artistic work

allusion

"Your nose is growing, Pinocchio." I said to my lying brother.

analogy

the comparison of two different things that are alike in some way

hyperbole

The use of gross exaggeration for the purpose of making a point

hyperbole

"I tried a million times before I finally unlocked the door."

metonymy

two different things so closely related that they take on the characteristics of each other

synecdoche

"Lend me your ears."

metonymy

"When the author got back from his moth-long vacation, he was itching to finally pick up the pen again."